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the desire of the people in america for change. host: what about the agenda? this is an election year. there are a lot of people who believe there are significant pieces of legislation that need to be done. guest: first of all, i think the american people expect congress to conduct themselves in a way to inform the american people. the shenanigans in health care around the senate were appalling. backroom deals, trading millions of dollars between senators, without the public knowing what was going on. we have seen the same type of behavior in the house all year. hopefully, what we will see, going forward, is a much more transparent process and one that is more mindful that we cannot spend the money we do not have. we need to take away the environment of uncertainty, preventing job creators from jumping back into became and getting people back to work. host: what do you see this doing for republican money coming in? guest: we have seen an overwhelming increase in interest on both sides. the republican house conference has been all a
the desire of the people in america for change. host: what about the agenda? this is an election year. there are a lot of people who believe there are significant pieces of legislation that need to be done. guest: first of all, i think the american people expect congress to conduct themselves in a way to inform the american people. the shenanigans in health care around the senate were appalling. backroom deals, trading millions of dollars between senators, without the public knowing what was...
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arabian peninsula train him with the explosives and directed him to attack that airplane heading toward america. >> the administration has faced increasing scrutiny of the past week as more information about the suspect has come out, including why the agencies in charge of preventing terrorist attacks appeared to be caught by surprise. as a result, the president has called for agencies to share information more readily. after he returns from vacation, he plans to meet with intelligence and homeland security officials to try to resolve the current problems. >> i will do everything in my power to make sure our hard- working men and women in intelligence, not law enforcement, homeland security have the tools and resources they need. >> some experts believe the intelligence community needs to do a better job. >> having the information does not tell you much, but if you put it together with six other pieces, the picture emerges. they could not do that because the cia had not passed on the information in a timely manner. >> some meers have congress have called for hearings to determine which agency d
arabian peninsula train him with the explosives and directed him to attack that airplane heading toward america. >> the administration has faced increasing scrutiny of the past week as more information about the suspect has come out, including why the agencies in charge of preventing terrorist attacks appeared to be caught by surprise. as a result, the president has called for agencies to share information more readily. after he returns from vacation, he plans to meet with intelligence...
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harry reid had said america was ready to elect a light skinned african-american. today, harry reid issued a statement, saying he sincerely apologize for offending any and all americans, especially african-americans. it >>> people in northern california are a bit shaken up after 6.5 earthquake. the u.s. geological survey says it was centered about 30 miles off the coast. it shook buildings and knocked out power to several coastal communities, but no reports of injuries or any major damage. >>> the phrase "there is no use crying over spilled milk" had new meeting today and nature. some drivers could not believe with assault on a highway overpass. a tractor-trailer overturned, spilling thousands of gallons of milk. it froze and look like ice cream covering the road. >> wow, messy situation. >>> the cold weather in the northeast and mid-atlantic, all the way to florida. miami today, only 40 degrees, wind chill advisory, wind chill warning because it may drop into the 20's. that is called for south florida. for us, seems like another day. pennsylvania avenue, the wind
harry reid had said america was ready to elect a light skinned african-american. today, harry reid issued a statement, saying he sincerely apologize for offending any and all americans, especially african-americans. it >>> people in northern california are a bit shaken up after 6.5 earthquake. the u.s. geological survey says it was centered about 30 miles off the coast. it shook buildings and knocked out power to several coastal communities, but no reports of injuries or any major...
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god bless e united states america. thank you, evebody. (applause) >>oodruff: now, more on the present's appearance before house republicans-- someonwho was there foit all, texas reesentative jeb hensarling. congressman hearling, than for being with us and for standing outn the cold. what did you te away from this usual session? well, you're right, judy, it was an unual session. sten, the president deserves great credit for acceing our invitation. i'm glad that he didt. i'm hoping something goo ll come out of it. we've never en any kind of outreach from speakepelosi to aempt to work on a bipartisan basis. i hope wsee one out of the president. there are some areas maybe we can work on. bui got to tell you, the american peoe want accotability in government. anregardless of whether you are a republican or democrat today i think was at least a chapter i accountability. i mean things like the louisiana puhase and the cornhusker kickback, pple want to e some accountabity. they saw itoday. >> woouff: you asked him a question about the budget 's g
god bless e united states america. thank you, evebody. (applause) >>oodruff: now, more on the present's appearance before house republicans-- someonwho was there foit all, texas reesentative jeb hensarling. congressman hearling, than for being with us and for standing outn the cold. what did you te away from this usual session? well, you're right, judy, it was an unual session. sten, the president deserves great credit for acceing our invitation. i'm glad that he didt. i'm hoping...
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major funding r the pbs newsho is provided by: pacific fe bankf america >>hevron. this is the power of human energy. toyota. >> andy the bill and melinda gates fodation. dedicated to t idea that all pele deserve the chance to live a healthyroductive life. and with the ongng support of the institutions and foundations. and... this program wasade possible by t corporation for public broadcaing. and by contributionso your pbs station om viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the exodufrom haiti's shtered capital kept building today. aid ficials reported 200,000 haitians have fled porau- prince. the government talked of setng vast new tent cities. and an 84-year-old woman w pulled alive frothe rubble, after ten days. margaret warner talked earli today wi jay newton small of "time" magazine from port-- prince. >> warner: jay newton all, thank you for joining us were hearing reports of tens of thousas, in fact hundredsf thousands of haitians fleeing t city. what have u seen? >> i have certaiy seen that. e port is clogged with ferrieof, you know, haitia trying to leave t
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countries which are members of the united nations were not free nations, in asia, africa and latin america, which include countries like india. even china was not a member of the united nations. so we must be very clear which world we live in. it will only be correct to impair the aberrations of the past. alan friedman lets talk about the relations with the obama administration. there is a rumour that a new usindia trade and investment agreement is near: is that true? >>sharma: that is true. we had a meeting ofhe usindia trade policy forum, i have been to washington, ron kirk has been here twice: he came for the wto ministerial, he also came for the trade forum. the focal groups have met, we are going to sign a framework of cooperation on trade and invtment, hopefully during the forthcoming visit of the prime minister and later on we will have the treaty of the tradeand investment agreement. and there are other developments on the way, we are talking about them. >>friedman: what about progress with theuropean union? where does india stand? >>sharma: we have had many rounds of discussions o
countries which are members of the united nations were not free nations, in asia, africa and latin america, which include countries like india. even china was not a member of the united nations. so we must be very clear which world we live in. it will only be correct to impair the aberrations of the past. alan friedman lets talk about the relations with the obama administration. there is a rumour that a new usindia trade and investment agreement is near: is that true? >>sharma: that is...
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ght now, families across america around the kiten table worried about prospects out employment, e future for their kids. we want to hear some sutions that a akin to what we've been working on for the las12 months. >> reporter: the presidentill address e nation this evening at:00 pm eastern time. >> lehr: and to shields and lcome, mr. axelrod. thanks, gwen. good to with you. >> ifi: we've heard so many times the next speech th president is goingo give, whatever it is, ishe speech of a litime. at makes tonight different? >> well, younow, that is what washington does every spee. it becomes a speech ofhe lifeti. doubt it's an important speech a it's an important speech because aricans have been through a very diffult time and there looking for a sense of what the future wl hold. the present is going to talk about where we've been andhere we're ing and how we create jobs in this country that pay we, see wages grow, and secure the middle class ain after this very difficult peri we've beenhrough. >> ifill: the president is pected to call for a the-year spending-- freeze on some domestic spendin
ght now, families across america around the kiten table worried about prospects out employment, e future for their kids. we want to hear some sutions that a akin to what we've been working on for the las12 months. >> reporter: the presidentill address e nation this evening at:00 pm eastern time. >> lehr: and to shields and lcome, mr. axelrod. thanks, gwen. good to with you. >> ifi: we've heard so many times the next speech th president is goingo give, whatever it is, ishe...
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bank of america-- commitd to helping the tion's economic covery. pacific life-- the power to help yosucceed. and by the alfred p. san foundation. supporting scienc technology, and proved economic performancand financial literacy in the 21st ceury. andith the ongoing support of these institutions d foundations. and... this prograwas made possible by the corporatiofor publ broadcasting. and by contribuons to your pbs tation from viewers like you thank you. >> lehrer: president obama road tested his new cus on bs and the economy today margaretarner begins our coverage of t tune i don't know aftermath. >> reporter: th president was greet with applause by a friendl audience in tampa, florida. he and vice president joeiden unveiled $8 billion in grants for high speed rail, part of their n focus on jobs creati t president said againhe understands wh americans are going thugh. >>last night i've spoken about where w need to go and i've said ese are difficult times, these challging times for our country. in th last two years, we've gone rough the deepest rec
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onof those was bank of america, an underwrir of the newshour. today the serities and change commission accused nk of america of failing to discse huge losses at merrill nch before buying it. the bank is alrey charged wi hiding bonuses paid at merrl. still, the news of a psible nk tax was met with anger on wall street. where some sawt as a way to get at bonuses. jamie amond, chairman of jp morgan chase told a waington conferen on monday, quote, i'm getting tireof the consta vilification. this is not a sino. still, the issue won't go away. the federal deposit surance corporation said today that y impose higher premiums on bas to discourage risky lending aninvestments. the question of ether to tax banks may not be limited simply the questi of whether to tax bankmay not be limited simply to costs associated wi the so- called tarp prram. altold, the federal reserve and the vernment committed several trillion dollars to e financial syst at the height ofhe crisis. so what, ianything, should be done aut the banks? weet two views. bert ely is a baing ind
onof those was bank of america, an underwrir of the newshour. today the serities and change commission accused nk of america of failing to discse huge losses at merrill nch before buying it. the bank is alrey charged wi hiding bonuses paid at merrl. still, the news of a psible nk tax was met with anger on wall street. where some sawt as a way to get at bonuses. jamie amond, chairman of jp morgan chase told a waington conferen on monday, quote, i'm getting tireof the consta vilification. this is...
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out of america. haitians rely on relatives abroad for financial help, making remittances the country's single largest source of income. but now, when those dollars wired from worried family are most critical, people cant get their money. the cash transfer businesses were destroyed along with everything else pierre marie orlean had been in line since 5:00 a.m., waiting to get a transfer. >> ( translated ): we don't have anything since the earthquake. our house fell down. we don't have any food, we don't have anything. >> suarez: with so many jobs simply gone and sources of cash blocked, countless haitians are forced to rely on each other, as they do in the tent cities that have sprouted up around port-au- prince; and on foreign aid. when rumors spread through a crowd waiting outside factory gates for work that aid was being given out a nearby warehouse, hundreds rushed the truck and the gates to see if they could get any. >> the rest rush forward looking for an equal or a better haul but the gates clo
out of america. haitians rely on relatives abroad for financial help, making remittances the country's single largest source of income. but now, when those dollars wired from worried family are most critical, people cant get their money. the cash transfer businesses were destroyed along with everything else pierre marie orlean had been in line since 5:00 a.m., waiting to get a transfer. >> ( translated ): we don't have anything since the earthquake. our house fell down. we don't have any...
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that's not the motive of the criminal justice system generally in america. it's to prosecute criminals. >> sreenivasan: f.b.i. director robert mueller said the decision to arrest the nigerian suspect was the right move. he said the f.b.i. needed to know immediately if other threats were out there. president obama's nominee to lead the transportation security administration has withdrawn. erroll southers is a top official with the los angeles police department. but he said today opponents had politicized his career. republican senator jim demint had blocked action on southers over concerns he would grant collective bargaining rights to t.s.a. employees. the suspect in a mass killing in virginia turned himself in early today, after an all-night manhunt. christopher speight allegedly gunned down eight people on tuesday, then fired at a police helicopter as he ran into the woods to hide. the scene unfolded just outside appomattox, virginia. police found three bodies inside spite's home, and four outside. an eighth victim was found barely alive near the house, bu
that's not the motive of the criminal justice system generally in america. it's to prosecute criminals. >> sreenivasan: f.b.i. director robert mueller said the decision to arrest the nigerian suspect was the right move. he said the f.b.i. needed to know immediately if other threats were out there. president obama's nominee to lead the transportation security administration has withdrawn. erroll southers is a top official with the los angeles police department. but he said today opponents...
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across america. i think that if you implemented this kind of tax if it was large, people would think that was right. i think that americans would feel that made sense. i don't think it would make the anger go away. >> woodruff:. >> i think what we have to keep in mind is politics is driving this as much as anything else for exactly the point that felix made. there's a lot of anger out there. the polling numbers for the president are down. democrats are concerned about losing seats in congress. i have to think that politics are driving much of this rather than sound economics. >> woodruff: felix salmon, the point that bert ely made a moment ago about unintended consequences that if some kind of tax or fee is slapped on these banks they're inevitably i believe he said going to pass this on to their customers, to people they do business with. >> well, it depends how the bank is structured really. if the tax is structured as a windfall tax on the massive profits they made in 2009, if it's a tax on how bi
across america. i think that if you implemented this kind of tax if it was large, people would think that was right. i think that americans would feel that made sense. i don't think it would make the anger go away. >> woodruff:. >> i think what we have to keep in mind is politics is driving this as much as anything else for exactly the point that felix made. there's a lot of anger out there. the polling numbers for the president are down. democrats are concerned about losing seats...
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america's coldest spot, aberdeen, south dakota, minus 31. des moines was minus 8 today. and has blown through all $3 million of the city budgeted for snow removal. but there, people own winter coats and gloves. not like meridian, mississippi. winter weather arrived inside the courthouse. the boiler is broken. >> we have to dress in layers but when we have to go down the hall or into the break room, it is freezing. it is as though we're outside. >> many people are just sick of it. this cold has been biting them for more than a week and this time, there's no escaping to florida. sunday's low in miami will feel like 24 degrees. mark strassmann, cbs news, marietta, georgia. >>> where do you go to thaw out? >> hawaii. >> that's about it. the bahamas. we always see cruise ships. i'm surprised we don't have one leaving from the marine terminal now today. they're always leaving but the problem is even if you're doing that, you have to dress to get to the ship. wear the heavy coat to get to the ship to go to the bahamas. >> or just run from your car. hope it is quick. >> it is re
america's coldest spot, aberdeen, south dakota, minus 31. des moines was minus 8 today. and has blown through all $3 million of the city budgeted for snow removal. but there, people own winter coats and gloves. not like meridian, mississippi. winter weather arrived inside the courthouse. the boiler is broken. >> we have to dress in layers but when we have to go down the hall or into the break room, it is freezing. it is as though we're outside. >> many people are just sick of it....
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if use of his statement of the weekend saying again that he is attacking america because it is america that created israel. host: would you cut anything else besides that? caller: no, it is the biggest problem we have right now. host: obama to seek spending freeze to trim deficit, a three- year proposal. pentagon is among those exempt. they going to talk about all the politics in a book of the times" -- they say that the initiative holds risk as well as potential benefit because mr. obama plans to exempt military spending while leaving many popular domestic programs vulnerable. naples, fla., a republican caller. caller: he ought to start at home. his wife has more people working for her than any of the president's wife. the spinning she does i think it's horrible. he does not give it our troops to support. we need those troops. host: "the times" goes on to read that the government spending is out of control, could to been to his loss of support among independent supporters. the concern could put upward pressure on interest rates for the u.s. district heights, john, on the democratic li
if use of his statement of the weekend saying again that he is attacking america because it is america that created israel. host: would you cut anything else besides that? caller: no, it is the biggest problem we have right now. host: obama to seek spending freeze to trim deficit, a three- year proposal. pentagon is among those exempt. they going to talk about all the politics in a book of the times" -- they say that the initiative holds risk as well as potential benefit because mr. obama...
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it's a cross section of america. our opportunity as a party is to open arms and well come people that want to be part of what we think is a principals leadership that takes america and helps us build infrastructure and empower people. so, i have reached out my and and said let's work together. we're fighting the same cause and fighting about the same principals of free market and free enterprise. lower taxes. a confidence marketplace and not trying cow down to those that do not have our best interest in line and with that kind of message - but then following it up with action, where we actually follow through and act on those things and make sure we control the spending in washington, that we lower it's influence in businesses in our daily lives i think we'll turn an important corner. host: is that part of a national platform for the republicans? guest: i think so. it really will come down to what individual candidates can do in their communities and how they translate the message and principals. you saw in virginia
it's a cross section of america. our opportunity as a party is to open arms and well come people that want to be part of what we think is a principals leadership that takes america and helps us build infrastructure and empower people. so, i have reached out my and and said let's work together. we're fighting the same cause and fighting about the same principals of free market and free enterprise. lower taxes. a confidence marketplace and not trying cow down to those that do not have our best...
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. >> and the largest construction project in the united states of america today. i rinded my colleagues that fdr built pennsylvania avenue and constitutional avenue during the great depression. if you want to build this, this is the time to build it. got the first billion dollars out for that. and all under my subcommittee chairmanship and yet there was more because we were rehabilitating buildings in all 50 states, all the territories. we're a federal city. that means we have a disproportionate number of federal buildings and i was able to get money for rehabilitation, upgrading federal buildings here, very substantial remaking of federal buildings here. 15 buildings. add it all up that's $3.5 billion in stimulus funding for the district of columbia that had to be the overriding goal at a time when our employment rate, as i see it is approaching 12%. >> let's talk about jobs and specifically you mentioned the new headquarters for the homeland security department. how many jobs are we talking about there and construction leading up to it too? >> very important poi
. >> and the largest construction project in the united states of america today. i rinded my colleagues that fdr built pennsylvania avenue and constitutional avenue during the great depression. if you want to build this, this is the time to build it. got the first billion dollars out for that. and all under my subcommittee chairmanship and yet there was more because we were rehabilitating buildings in all 50 states, all the territories. we're a federal city. that means we have a...